Jay Cutler's relationship with offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer went under the microscope Friday. But the quarterback was also asked about his rapport with receiver Brandon Marshall, who went on the radio earlier in the week and added to the 2014 Cutler pile-on. Asked directly about an NFL Network report that said the Bears were experiencing buyer's remorse over the lucrative contract extension they gave Cutler, Marshall said on WMVP-AM 1000 that the quarterback wasn't the lone problem in the offense. "It doesn't always fall on him," Marshall said. "I guess that's why those (quarterbacks) are the highest paid players out there. Because when you...

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Inactive: D.J. Williams.
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